Welcome to Strong ...

Strong is located in Huerfano County<1>.

The location of Strong has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Strong, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Strong is 6,390 feet [1,948 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Strong is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Strong lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Strong lies within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Strong ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Strong - they are located in Arkansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Strong.

Communities near Strong ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Strong.

• Walsenburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsenburg
  • Walsenburg is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walsenburg <4>
• La Veta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
  • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <4>
• Rye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Pueblo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
• Alamo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
• Apache City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache City
  • Apache City is located in Huerfano County
• Lascar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lascar
  • Lascar is located in Huerfano County
• Cuchara Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuchara Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
• Gardner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Colorado City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
  • Colorado City is located in Pueblo County
• La Veta Pass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Strong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Strong.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Strong. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strong.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Strong. See our Newspapers Page for Strong.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strong ...

Looking for more information about Strong? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Strong, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Strong.

Adding Strong to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Strong in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Strong was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Strong post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strong.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strong. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/